This should be higher up. How many times I have read the bs story of how higher wages will make a burger unaffordable (USA)... even some here on BP have said that.

But then with those "benefits", you can't pay upper management X hundred times the salary the ground staff get. That's "socialist" and unacceptable for the land of the "free-market".

I hate that completely rubbish food is ever used as the benchmark for anything. But yes, the point is, paying a living wage has nothing to do with the price of a burger. It has to do with massive, obscene profits of the people at the top of the pyramid, because unbridled capitalism is all that CEOS/boards are interested in.

NB: Most of the things listed for Denmark are stipulated by Danish law as the bare minimum. No jobs exist in Scandinavia without e.g a long paid maternity leave and annual leave.

Because they won't pay every Mickey Dee's has severe staff shortages. Looks good on the whole industry. Pay your staff well...

A big mac is $3.99 at my McDonald's and starting pay is $15 per hour

Sorry, Americans. You have been lied to. Countries that have universal healthcare and supported education don’t implode. They actually do better. Sometimes people say it’s “free”, of course that’s wrong, it’s paid in taxes. But how is that different to paying insurance?

McDonald's Morocco - Employee: $1.5/hr, no benefits - Big Mac: $7.89

Let's all move to Denmark and work at McDonald's.

abolish capitalism.

The message of raise min and raise prices is from the rich that don't wanna pay their employers more... Sad truth, I think they'll raise the prices just for spite and to say "SEE" for next time.

Does Denmark have price controls?

in australia mcdonalds average wage is $23.91 an hour

I was talking to the manager of a MacDonald's the other day. She has been working there for 25 years and only makes 18 an hour.

Tell me about it the president needs to stop this right now i don't care if it is a commie move

Well it will in the US because the one who would get that money instead of their workers would not like to get less.

And their meat is better quality

There's approx 7.8 Billion people in the world. Between Elon $223Bill & Bezos $178Bill, they could afford to each give everyone in THE WORLD $1 Million (and then some) and they would still be the richest. They could end so much suffering. I would.

How much money goes to tax in US? And for social security/health etc? Like in the Netherlands depending on your pay (and how much money you own) it's 40 or 50 percent. So for every 100 dollar earned, netto is like 60 or 50 dollar.

And maybe they’ll deserve it when my order is correct. I speak the truth.

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To clarify. Maternity leave, pension and health care are not provided by McDonald's of Denmark. They're provided by Denmark. $22 per hour is awesome, but Danes pay about 55% income tax, so take home is about $9.90.

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nobody should get paid $22 per hour for entry level unskilled labor. especially flipping burgers. SMDH

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not mentioned here is the 30% at least in taxes that workers in denmark have to pay compared to the workers in the u.s. who if this is their only job likely will pay no taxes after their refund, furthermore cities were cost of living is higher then other areas , wage is now 15 an hr such as in NY

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I'm sure Denmark doesn't a 30 trillion dollar debt. I'm pretty sure they have a huge cash surplus, and I think their population is well under 360 million. It's not the same. Not even close.

I hate to upvote such dire statistics, but the point this BP makes is the point all others need to really understand. We can’t can’t ever change or improve a problem if we don’t truly “get” what the problem itself is made of.

They’d have my vote!

But but ...If I blame the rich then I'll have to share that responsibility one day when I'M rich. /s

Cue the : "Save the rich from paying taxes because they are basically all just as poor as a church mouse" believers.

It’s all just greed, man. That really sucks.

Now THAT'S what a great manager does for his team.

I found out I paid more taxes than Donald Trump too

You mean a two party election where each party is a structured hierarchy, like a corporation, is not the best democracy?

AOC has my vote and I'm not even American!

If only people would really grasp the idea that if you invest in making a better life for everybody, you yourself benefit exponentially from that improvement.

But Mr Bank, to eat the food in the fridge I need to actually BUY food to put in the fridge.